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    What Is A Microsoft 6To4 Adapter?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Toyo, Apr 27, 2009.

  1. Toyo

    Toyo Notebook Deity

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    I have this in my network Devices that is giving me a problem. It is showing there is no driver available for it. I disable it, then I get error codes about it being disabled. I have searched at MS and cant seem to find anything.

    Any help out there???
     
    Toyo, Apr 27, 2009
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    Taken from: http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/mi...eneral/262573-6-4-adapter-please-explain.html
     
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you disable IPv6 - which you should do unless you have a specific need to use it (such as your office only runs on IPv6), because some A/V can't properly scan IPv6 traffic that's tunneled in through IPv4 (that's the normal way IPv6 is piggy-backed on IPv4 right now), which means that having IPv6 enabled for no particularly good reason, such as "that's the way it came from Microsoft" is a potential virus/malware vulnerability - you will probably then be able to disable the 6 to 4 adapter without getting the error codes about it being disabled.
     
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  4. Toyo

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    Shyster, You got my head spinning on that one, but I understand the jest of it. Can you PLEASE give me a "how to" on how to disable IPv6?

    It gave me the BSOD today for the 1st time on my puter, I gotta figure this out.
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you go to "Network Connections" and right-click on the icon for your wireless adapter, then select the "properties" item on the pop-up context menu, you should get a dialogue box that, in the middle part, shows what protocols/services are installed for your wireless adapter. One of those, with the tick box ticked, should be something that says something like Microsoft IPv6. If you see that, untick the box for that component, and that should disable IPv6.
     
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  6. Toyo

    Toyo Notebook Deity

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    I just checked that and I dont have any selection for that. I have been reading on the MS Tech, which gave some interesting stuff as well. Looks like alot of people are having this problem.

    Thanks
     
    Toyo, Apr 27, 2009
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    Network and sharing center
    Manage network connections
    Right click on your network adapter and go into properties
    Allow user account control
    Uncheck v6
    It all should be there
    Alex
     
    Alex, Apr 27, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Follow Tomcat57's instructions; the ones I gave were for XP, not _Vista.
     
    Shyster1, Apr 27, 2009
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